Archive for March, 2006

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Since my last few wordy posts have been about museum exhibits, I thought would also mention a few other I have seen and enjoyed. first was the showing, Poet With A Camera, which was worth multiple visits. Second was Photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto: The Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection. I had to spend...
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My last post, about a recent AIC photography exhibit, reminded me of a another exhibit I saw a while back. Boston’s MFA last year put on an exhibition of Ansel Adams‘s work, simply titled Ansel Adams. My previous impression of him, from the Ansel Adams posters that litter the walls of so many college...
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On a recent trip to Chicago (you can see the pictures here), I went to the Art Institute of Chicago and saw one of their photography exhibits. Buried in the basement and now over, From Darkroom to Digital: Photographic Variations was an eye-opening exhibit for me. The exhibit is premised on a distinction Ansel...
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I have heard back from one more publisher in my mini-crusade for more digital unabridged audiobooks. ________________________________________ From: @tantor.com Date: Mar 27, 2006 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Releasing more unabridged books on Audible.com Thank you for your interest in Tantor Media. I am thrilled to hear you have enjoying our selection of titles. We...
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PC Magazine has a tip on dealing with Font Size in Balloons. This should help you resize the font in those little comment balloons in Word. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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I have begun a personal campaign to get more unabridged audiobooks released, especially on Audible.com or iTunes. I have contacted several publishers, including Highbridge, Tantor and Basic Books among others, and several authors, including Peter Bernstein, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jagdish Bhagwati, Joseph Stiglitz, Simon Singh, and Ron Rosenbaum among others. Some have even gotten...
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There was a comment on this blog a while back about another website offering audio tours, Sounds for Sights. I don’t think they offer them directly through iTunes, but you can buy them off their website. It seems to be limited now to New York City, but expanding to Boston and DC soon. If...
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Today’s Boston Globe has an article, Audio-tours de force, today on PodGuides, though they don’t use the name. The article talks about one company, Audissey Guides, which is producing digital audio tour guides, though these don’t seem to be avaible directly on iTunes. The Globe is also carrying an AP story, Georgia college pushes...
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